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describe

[dih-skrahyb] / dɪˈskraɪb /


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In his short story “Intimacy,” Raymond Carver uses the metaphor of “dead leaves” to describe the unresolved wounds between the narrator and his ex-wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Third, publish research that meets the criteria of relevant research—studies that answer questions that are timely, describe real problems, for which answers aren’t obvious, and for which findings are operationally valid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

His approach relied on tensors, mathematical objects commonly used to describe quantities such as stress and deformation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In places like Bille, which the BBC visited last week, residents describe once-rich fishing grounds turning toxic and unusable.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

In his quarterly letters he coined a phrase to describe what he thought was happening: “the extension of credit by instrument.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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